Sometimes, it is just written in the stars, it is just preordained - there is no other way to describe it.
That is why Zinedine Zidane was amongst the Real Madrid throng, that is why Rafael Nadal was in the same vicinity. They came to watch Real Madrid do what Real Madrid do. And no amount of credit should be deducted from their achievement, even though they were largely outplayed, even though fortune was on their side when getting past Chelsea and Manchester City.
But Liverpool fans, whose occasion was soured from start to finish, should still stand tall. Yes, they might have fallen short. Yes, they might have come up 50 per cent shy of a quadruple. Yes, they were hit by a sucker punch. But there was no shame.
